LINCOLN — The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission will move forward with requiring fees for registered cannabis establishments and applicants in the coming weeks.

Commissioners released the first draft of updated regulations Monday. The proposal would create a $5,000 application fee, license and renewal fees based on license type, a $1,500 relocation fee and a $13,000 fee for participation in the state’s seed-to-sale inventory tracking system. There would also be a $250 fee to license a new product, plus a $100 renewal fee.

KEARNEY — Few figures loom larger here than Paul Younes. The heart of his central Nebraska hotel empire stands just off Interstate 80 — a sprawling, modern campus filled with trendy businesses and sleek buildings. The family name adorns multiple conference centers, even a street sign. 

Now, it also appears in a federal court filing, alleging Younes and two family members have stonewalled federal authorities investigating whether the family’s businesses improperly obtained over $4 million in relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

LINCOLN — The Democratic National Committee withdrew a request Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee against a Nebraska voting law.

Omaha attorney Daniel Gutman, representing the DNC, said that as of July 1, it was unclear whether Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers would defend a law that allows certain U.S. citizens who have not lived in Nebraska or the United States, but whose parents are Nebraska residents and voters, to vote in the state.